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Heckler & Koch HK69A1

Grenades And Explosives

The HK69A1 is a 40mm grenade launcher developed and produced by the German manufacturer Heckler and Koch, designed to engage enemy troops and strongpoints out to 350 meters. It can also deploy smoke grenades and illumination flares. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
40mm 1
Caliber
40x46mm 1
Service StatusSourced to the subject's own account
In Service 2
Weapon Class
40mm grenade launcher 1
Introduced Year
1974 3
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Grenade / Explosive Device 2
Connections

Operated By

Finnish Defence Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch HK69A1

Used In

Sri Lankan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch HK69A1
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Heckler & Koch

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Heckler & Koch HK69A1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch HK69A1
  • Lead and body text
    The HK69A1 is a 40 mm grenade launcher developed and produced by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K).
  • Infobox: cartridge
    40×46mm grenade
  • Lead section
    The HK69A1 is a 40 mm grenade launcher developed and produced by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K). The weapon was designed to engage enemy troops and strongpoints out to a distance of 350 m; it can also be used to deploy smoke grenades and illumination flares.
  • Lead section
    The HK69A1 is a 40 mm grenade launcher developed and produced by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K).
  • Used In: Sri Lankan Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Turkish-Kurdish conflict Nicaraguan Revolution Sri Lankan Civil War United States invasion of Panama
  • Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
    Finland: HK69A1 used by the Finnish Defence Forces as the 40 KRPIST 2002 (Kranaattipistooli 2002).
  • In Group: Grenade Launchers, Infobox: type
    Grenade launcher
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2. Heckler & Koch HK69A1 (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Wikidata Q1563768 (P729 service entry): 1974
    Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1974.
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3. Wikidata: Heckler & Koch HK69A1
Wikidata Q1563768, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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